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First edition, first printing. Signed by the author. Publisher's original grey cloth with red titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with some bumping to the spine tips, corners and board edges. The cloth with a couple of light marks is bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owners' marks. Complete with the good, rubbed, nicked and torn dustwrapper that is chipped with a little loss to the spine tips and darkened to the edges. Not price-clipped (8s 6d net to the lower front flap).

Inscribed by the author in black ink on the front endpaper "J P Magrath / Philip Mason / (who was once Philip Woodruff". Loosely laid in a card from the author inscribed "Here is ctnw, signed with pleasure. PM". A detective novel set in pre-war India. The author, a member of the Indian Civil Service during the 20 years leading up to Indian independence is primarily remembered as the writer of history, and for his pioneering work in promoting the study of racial and minority problems as the founding director of the Institute of Race Relations. (Hubin).